Tujia native language using situation and schools inheritance in Dianfang Area
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With the development of Chinese economy and culture changing, Tujia minority ethnic’s native language is gradually
becoming endangered, Tujia ethnic language and culture well retained in Dianfang area. In this study, by visiting and
surveying several villages in Dianfang community, and taking interviews with the different age stages of Tujia people, the
data statistics and qualitative analysis was applied ,the result shows that their native language usage is waning and live
transmission unsustainable under the background of the language and culture changing. Meanwhile, to investigate that how
the Tujia native language inherits in the local schools, we find out that the insufficiency of educational investments and
family’s attitudes are the main problems to influence native language learning in school.
Keywords: Tujia native language, Dianfang area, school.
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